Wheel-guard or obstruction-remover for motor road-vehicles.



' G.EVAN0VITCH. WHEEL GUARD 0R OBSTRUGTION REMQVBB POB. MOTOR ROADVEHICLES. APPLNATION FILED nu 5,y gala, 1, 1 1 3,4217, Patented 001;.13, 1914.

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G. BVANOVITGH. WHEEL GUARD 01? QQSIBUSTION RBMOVER F013. MDTOR ROADVEHICLES. gr-pgwjrgo'l FILED MAY 6, 19.13.

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G. EVANOVITCH. WHEEL GUARD 0R OBSTRUQTION REMOVER FORMOTOR ROADVEHICLES.

APPLmATloN FILED MAY s, 1913. 1,1 1 3,421 Patented Oct. 13, 1914i sSHBBTS-SH'EET 3.

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OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

"WHEFL-G:`IJ'.B.RI)l 0R DESTRUCTION-REMOVER FOR MOTOR ROAD-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 13, 1914 Application fusa May 5, 191s. serial No. 765,614.

Road-Vehicles, of which the following is al specification.

yMy invention relates to improvements in Wheel-guards orobstructionremovers for use upon motor road vehicles.

My improved wheelguard or obstruction remover comprises a cradle whichis suitably shaped to the bcdy'of the motor road vehicle -and is adaptedto be detachably secured either as a whole or in part to the lower partof the vehicle, so as to embrace the Whole of 'the front of the saineand also the front Wheels, the said guard being, to permit of the Wheelshaving full play, connected by suitable gear to the steeringpillar ofthe vehicle-'in such a manner that it is positively actuated'from thesaid steering pillar and is thereby caused to move simultaneously withthe steering Wheels of the vehicle. Thecradle may be made in one pieceor in a number of parts, say, three, namely, a central portion or twolateral or Wing portions which are hinged or secured -to the centralportion.

The cradle may be made of any suitable material and either solidthroughout or built up of a s erics of slats arranged leither verticallyor horizontally.

ln some cases the side guards or hinged portions of the cradle may bedispensed with. the front portion of the said cradle being in suchcasesmade sufficiently Wide to protect the front of the steering Wheelsand being carried by a frame ivhich moves with the vehicle wheels underthe control `of the steering wheel. In practice the said Cradle may bemade in two parts each of which is detachably hinged to the aforesaidframe for which purpose the latter may be provided Witli au upright baror the like.

To enable a spare Wheel to be applied tov either of the front-Wheels incase of tire failure, both Where a plain front guard and a frontguardprovided with the lateralA hinged extensions is or are used` I mayprovide for temporarily extending the width of the main guard; -this isadvantageously effected by the employment of sections of expandingtrellis in connection withv the ysaidman 'guard or by lforming thelatter wholly 'of such trellis Work or in sections arranged to telescopeone Within the other.

It will be understood that the cradle can be `detachable as a Whole fromthe vehicle body or portions thereof, such as the lateral hinged to amember fixed permanently to the vehicle body. In any casethe-arrangement is such that While the cradle effectually covers theWheels the latter' can be, With facility, uncovered or exposed vcvhennecessary.

To enable my invention to be fully understodd, I Will describe it byreference to the accompanying drawing,` in which a Figure l is a sideelevation of the frontportion of av motor oar shown provided with oneform ofmy improved Wheel-guard or obstructiolbfemover. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan vieviT ofthe the wheels are in fulllock. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation illustrating detailshereinafter described, and drawn to a lar r scale. Fig. 6 is a sectionalelevation o a detail showing. the connection of one of the isa rear viewof a portion of the cradle illustrating the expandingor trellis section.

a represents the chassis of the motor car and Z) the bonnetl thereof, c,c being the steer-l ing wh eels which are Tnounted in the usual mannerupon the stub axles d. The stub axles are pivotally mounted on the usualfixed axle 0 and arel provided with horizontal extensions d, which areconnected for joint movement b v means of the rod c. One y of the stubaxles d is provided with a further a rod e which iscontrblled from thesteer* ner.

Referring to the construction of my nheelguard shown in Figs. 1 to 6, frepresents the central portion ofthe gua-rd which is preferably formedof two parts connected by the central post f and g and h the two lateralor Wing portions, these Wing por tions being at one end hingedto thecentral or front portion j of the guard at the points and being securedat their other ends upon the outer ends of the stub axles d as clearlyequality ofmovenients-of the front` portion f chassis slior'ving theguard 1n the normalu position. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3,',`but sho-Wing the position of the device when extension d2, which issuitably connected tov ing pillar (not sl'iown) in the ordinary man-:8.0 Wings, only may be made detachable 0r be wing port-ions to theWheel axle, and Fig.'7

shown. In practice, in orderthat the in I,

the danger likely and the wings g, it when the steering wheels Aoi" theaxle caps c as shown in Fig. 6.

As will be seen the guard formed by the central or front portion f andthe lateral or wing portions g and 7L completely embraces the whole ofthe front of the vehicle,

and also the front wheels e, 'c which wheels,

uhowever, are Aallowed full, play. fThis full' play is rendered possibleby the hinging'of the side portions g, L to the front portion 7' of theguard and by the provision of means whereby the said front portion f andconsequently the Wings g and are ca'used to turn with the steeringwheels c, c. To this end the front or central portion f of the guard isdetachably connected to a bar or frame Z which is pivotally mounted upona bolt m (Fi 5) carried in the stirrup n, itself carrie by the frontfixed axle '0. The bar Z is adapted to be rocked upon its pivot m by thesteering rod e, so that it accompanics the latterl in its movement, thisbeing effected by means of the downwardly extending stud p, which issecured to the said steering rod `and engages a longitudinal lot'zgprovided ina racket g upon the ar f In practice the *guard is fitted tothe vehicle in such a position that it inclines backward from the bottomupward as will easily be seen by reference to the drawings, the objectof this backward tilting being to provide a tendency on the part of thedevice, to cause an vobstruction which is struck to lean forward towardthe car, thus diminishing the liability for such obstruction to passbeneath the car and thereby lessening the likelihood of serious injuryarising to a person struck by the same.

As above described the cradle may be made of any suitable material andmay be either solid throughout or, as represented in the drawing, builtup of a series of slats arranged horizontally as shown, or vertically.

It will be clear from the foregoing description that when a vehiclefitted with my improved wlieel-guard or obstruction-remover collides'with an obstruction, such, for eX- ample, as a foot passenger, the guardprotects the said pass-tenger from the wheels of the vehicle and alsotends to project him forward against the bonnet of the car thus tendingto prev'e'nt his falling beneath the latter and thereby materiallyminimizing to result from .such a col- .farther away from the lision.Moreover, the guard covers the front of the vehicle and the wheels nomatter to what angle the latter are turned, .so that adequate protectionis given even in the position of 4full lock of the wheels, shown in Fig.l. Furthermore, .notwithstanding the fact that the front of the steeringwheels are adequately covered access can easily be had to the saidwheels by detaching the hinged wings and swinging them back on the frontportion f of the cradle, so that 'a tire trouble can easily be attendedto or any other attention given to the steering wheels that is required.

Insome cases, as above described, the side guards g; may be dispensedwith, in which levent the obstruction remover is constituted solely bylthe front or central portion. which is consequently made suiiicientlywide to protect the fronts of the steering wheels, and is carriedpreferably by means of a frame which moves with the vehicle wheels underthe control of the steering wheel 'in the man- -ner above described. Thecradle may be made in two parts each of which is detachably hinged toan. upright bar, or the equivaient provided upon the aforesaid frame forthe purpose.

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the central portion of the modified formof the cradle in which provision is m-ade for increasing the width ofthe said cradle to permit an eX- trawheel to be placed alongl side ofone ot the front wheels in case of tire failu're. For this-purposel thefront part of the .cradle is made in two parts 73,1' each connectedbythe lazy-tongs links s, s to a Vertical bar or pillar t carried by theframe by means of which the device is secured to the chassis of thevehicle. lt willbe evident that each part 1* of the cradle can be movedmore or less away from the central pillar t as is required and as isillustrated in the ligure in whichfthe part r at the right hand is shownpillar than that on the left hand.

Although l have described and illustrated my invention as applied to thefront or steering wheels of a vehicle it will be obrioiis that it canbe. equally well 'implied to the back ,wheels when desired.

Claims- 1. A fender for vehicles comprising a cradle, and means formounting the cradle upon a vehicle axle, said means comprising a stirruprigidly mounted on said axle, a bar having one of its ends pivotallymounted in said stirrup and its other end carrying said eradle, andmeans provided on said bar For engaging the steeringl gear.

Q. A fender for vehicles adapted to embrace the front and front vwheelsof said vehicle, comprising a cradle composed of a central portion andend portions, means for -pivotally connecting said end portions to:mme-e1 Y a said central' portion, to permit lateral ed directly withthe steering -gear of the ve; justnient,abar connectcd'to seid centralpon liicle. f tion, ymeans for jgivotellg:l connecting said 5. A fenderfor vehicles comprising a gar tothe vehicle mile, and means' for concradle mounted upon the front axles of a` 5 icoting saidber to, thesteering gear of the vehicle and arranged to embrace the front 25vehicle. y f y i A A and front Wlxeels'of said vehicle, said cradle B. A'fender for Vehicles comprising n being composed of e central portionandA end cradle 'composed of n central portion and portions, the centralportion consisting of 'a end portions, means vfor connecting said endvertical post and two sides, rods pivotally 10 portions to the steeringaxles, and elastic connected to saidvpost and to said sides for 30.-connections between said end portions and adjusting the 'central portionlaterally, the said steerin axles. end portions being pivotallyconnected to ll. A fen e1 for vehicles comprising n said centralportion, and means connecting cradle mounted upon the front axles of nsaid cradle directly 'with the steering gear i5 vehicleand arrangled t)embrace tle iront of the Vehicle. y i

and front Wheels o' sai vehicle, sei, cradle fp v -consisting of atAcentral portion and tivo lnt- GUSEDLR EVANOVTCB l eral wing portionspivotally connected Witnesses: thereto, the central portion beingextensible JOHN E. BOUSFIELD, 20 laterally and meansconnectingeaidcradle C. G. Rennen.

